I spent the weekend finishing the painting in David's room and enjoyed every minute of it. I shut the door, turned on Radio Four and painted away. I find it so relaxing and satisfying. Matt did all the "Mum" stuff - looking after the kids, feeding them etc. whilst also working in the garden.
I spied a small add in our local paper advertising a child's wardrobe, chest of drawers and low pine bed for £50. I reluctantly went to look at it as past experience has proved the small ads can be very unreliable. However, it worked out really well. The light coloured wardrobe and chest of drawers are from John Lewis and are not flatpacked so the quality is excellent. The low pine bed was absolutely perfect for Davis. We had to transport it all back in a six seater cab but the whole lot, including the cab, came to £80. We were about to spend £60 just on David's bed so it's a real bargain and looks great in his room.
On Sunday I went to the Curtain Factory Outlet in Finchley and ordered the curtains - red, white and blue stripe with blackout lining. They came to just under £300 and shouild be ready in four weeks. Now I just need to buy his mattress and bedding and he's all set to move in.
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